Accurate calculation of the solutions to the Thomas-Fermi equations

We obtain highly accurate solutions to the Thomas-Fermi equations for atoms and atoms in very strong magnetic fields. We apply the Padé-Hankel method, numerical integration, power series with Padé and Hermite-Padé approximants and Chebyshev polynomials. Both the slope at origin and the location of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Amore, Paulo, Boyd, John P., Fernández, Francisco Marcelo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/100798
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/100798
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física
Atoms
Atoms in magnetic fields
Thomas-Fermi theory
Accurate solutions
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Sumario:We obtain highly accurate solutions to the Thomas-Fermi equations for atoms and atoms in very strong magnetic fields. We apply the Padé-Hankel method, numerical integration, power series with Padé and Hermite-Padé approximants and Chebyshev polynomials. Both the slope at origin and the location of the right boundary in the magnetic-field case are given with unprecedented accuracy.